Alfonso Motagalvan

Felix Alfonso Motagalvan (born February 11, 1987) is an American soccer player.

Alfonso Motagalvan
Motagalvan with Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Personal information
Full name Felix Alfonso Motagalvan
Date of birth (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987
Place of birth Santa Rosa, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2004 Gilroy High School
2005–2008 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Ventura County Fusion 34 (2)
2010–2011 Rochester Rhinos 49 (2)
2012 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 16 (0)
2013–2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 40 (1)
2015–2016 Sacramento Republic FC 22 (0)
National team‡
2014– United States beach 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:18, September 30, 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:18, September 3, 2014 (UTC)

Playing career

Youth and college
Motagalvan and the 2006 UCSB Gauchos soccer team honored at the White House.

Motagalvan was born in Santa Rosa, California, grew up in Gilroy, California, and attended Gilroy High School where he was a two-time NSCAA/adidas All-American.[1] He played club soccer for Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus from 2004 to 2005, and was a two-year member of the Region IV Olympic Development Team and Super Y-League Select National Team.

He played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, featuring in over 50 games during his four seasons, and playing an instrumental part of the Gaucho's run to the 2006 NCAA Division I title.

During his college years he also played for Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League, scoring the winning goal in the 2009 PDL Championship Game.[2]

Professional

While in College Motagalvan played with the Chivas USA reserve team during 2008 and 2009.[3]

In 2009, he was called in to preseason with the San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS. Later that year he went on to FC Dallas of the MLS to finish the 2009 season with the reserve team.[3]

Rochester Rhinos

He signed with Rochester Rhinos on February 16, 2010,[4] and made his professional debut on April 10, 2010 in Rochester's season opening game against Miami FC.[5] Motagalvan played in 28 of the Rhinos' 30 USSF Division 2 matches, in addition to both playoff games.

He scored his first professional goal on April 23, 2011, a 3–2 win over the Dayton Dutch Lions.[6] He played in 21 regular season matches in the 2011 USL Pro season, scoring twice, in addition to playing in both playoff games.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

On February 3, 2012 it was announced that Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League had signed Motagalvan.[7]

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Motagalvan joined the Riverhounds in 2013.

Sacramento Republic

Although he had briefly considered retiring, Motagalvan joined Sacramento Republic.[3]

Coaching career

Motagalvan aspires to move full-time into coaching after his playing days.[3] While still an active player, he served as an assistant coach for Folsom Lake College's men's soccer program.[3]

International

Motagalvan was called up to the United States national beach soccer team in August 2014.[8]

Honors

Rochester Rhinos

Ventura County Fusion

References
  1. Paterson, Bill (April 22, 2016). "Republic FC veteran Alfonso Motagalvan gets his chance". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  2. Fusion overcome Fire for PDL title
  3. Paterson, Bill (July 2, 2016). "Republic FC players set aside day jobs to play under lights". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. Rhinos Add Three More Players
  5. Rhinos Open 2010 With a Draw Archived April 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175598%5B%5D
  7. http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1697
  8. "U.S. Beach Soccer National Team Names Roster for Beach Soccer Challenge Against Brazil". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.


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